gigantic pile of black locust logs #1: all the wood in the world and nothing to cut it with

Wow,you could look into hiring it out,which is the thing here.

-- BiLL @wee3

yeah i was thinking of hiring someone to come out and do that for me. however it will be a while until i can afford that. this is looking to be some nice wood. as it sits the stuff is almost as hard as oak.

-- tools are only as good as the hands that hold them http://metalliwood.com

That black beauty would not have lasted 5 minutes upright in my yard. It could fall and crash into my roof, don’t you know. A man must take prudent precautions…..

Here’s an idea, make a sled for your chainsaw. If you don’t own a chainsaw go buy one, then make a sled for it. It’s easier to size the sled if you know the size of your chainsaw. You could always rent a chainsaw but where’s the fun in that.

-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.

i would own chainsaw but there are too many accident prone people in my family. i think i would rather hire a portamill service since i potentially have 100s of board feet right now and so far i am liking the grain patterns i am getting from the one log i managed to mill. i wish i could do all of them but my bandsaw is too wavy to do it and the logs are extremely hard to split. even though the wood is still green it proving to be very resiliant to my wedges and maul….

Rest In Peace splitting maul and sledgehammer

-- tools are only as good as the hands that hold them http://metalliwood.com

you’re right, i tend to be allergic to backbreaking work, especially if i can make a deal to share the wood for milling services. i just like chainsaws. not because i happen to be from texas, i’m pretty sure.

-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.

My imagination is not that vivid, so we need pictures, pictures, pictures!

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Good luck cutting those logs! You are going to need it. Be sure to seal the ends so they won’t check and crack. The drier they get, the harder they get…

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

yeah i had a hell of a time cutting one of them on my bandsaw. even though my saw has about 6 times as much torque as it did originally it still struggled with the material. the blade drifted like crazy. my planer didnt like it much either. i didnt dare remove more than 1/16 with each pass

-- tools are only as good as the hands that hold them http://metalliwood.com